HC Deb 10 April 1967 vol 744 c130W
78. Mr. William Hamilton

asked the Lord President of the Council if he will make a statement on the progress made in the recruitment of staff for the existing specialist committees and for the Estimates Committee.

Mr. Crossman

There are two vacancies in the authorised establishment of the Department of the Clerk of the House and it is hoped to fill these posts from candidates currently being examined by the Civil Service Commission. The staffing of the Department as a whole, including the Committee Office which supplies Clerks for Select Committees, has been the subject of a recent inquiry by the Organisation and Methods Division of the Treasury, whose proposals are now before the House of Commons (Services) Committee.